diff --git a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx
index 1ce7eefde..ab3fc153c 100644
--- a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx
+++ b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ class SeshatIndexManager extends BaseEventIndexManager {
         return this._ipcCall('supportsEventIndexing');
     }
 
-    async initEventIndex(): Promise<void> {
-        return this._ipcCall('initEventIndex');
+    async initEventIndex(user_id: string, device_id: string): Promise<void> {
+        return this._ipcCall('initEventIndex', user_id, device_id);
     }
 
     async addEventToIndex(ev: MatrixEvent, profile: MatrixProfile): Promise<void> {